"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return."

"Take your broken heart and turn it into art."

"Will someone get this big walking carpet out of my way?"

"Through music my soul began to soar."

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Old username: Just-Met-A-Girl-Named-Maria. New user is now: preciouslittleingenue

(Yes I've been on this site since 2012, age thirteen. Yes, I have deleted SEVERAL extremely embarrassing things that should not have been allowed to be published. Yes, I have kept some old things up because I am attached to them, but my writing has drastically improved since then, I promise.)

"Insanity is relative. It depends on who has who locked in what cage." AU/Kay-based. After some convincing, Erik's mother decided it would be best to send him to the asylum, after all. Turns out, some kinds of madness can be taught. E/C creepiness.

Twin sisters discover the bridge in their backyard leads to a real Disney World where they are the subjects of a prophecy- one will be a hero, the other a villain. 17 years later Sidney still believes in magic. Lindsey doesn't, but is forced to upon being kidnapped by villains who have grown tired of waiting for her return, and victory over the heroes.

(Valentine's Day-themed one shot) It's the most romantic day of the year and Christine is late for her lessons. Erik wonders if she has a special someone and discovers that the idea bothers him more than he expected. Leroux-verse, set before the events of the novel.

"Another tear drips down my cheek as I stare at the bed I've pressed her into. All that time, I never knew." Jim finds out that Pam was abused by Roy, and the resulting aftermath. Based loosely on the events of 3x18, "The Negotiation". Slight AU. Alternating POVs.

A long time ago in a galaxy that actually happens to be pretty familiar, a certain adventurer stumbled across eternal life. A lot's happened since then, and a reappearance of a certain box leads to certain secrets being spilled to certain friends.

A thriller based on the stage-show, Phantom of the Opera. What happens when you must join forces with someone you fear to protect the ones that you love? That is what Raoul and Christine must do... R/C PAIRING!

Rizzo's all grown up and facing the challenges of adult life. Leaving her abusive husband, she takes her daughter back to Rydell and sees many familiar faces along the way, some of which she had hoped never to see again. FINALLY COMPLETED (after four years oops).

Wild hair, a complete family, no song, no fancy dress, no prince. The traditional Disney princesses are unsure of what to think of the newest princess before them. Then again, perhaps breaking tradition isn't such a bad thing after all. Contains spoilers for Brave. Updated and contains spoilers for Frozen.

He could never love her. He had never been taught to love. How was that he could so intensely crave something he had never felt before the arrival of Christine Daae? She was a terrifying obsession. Leroux-BASED. E/C.

Roger Davis has finally moved on from losing Mimi but does that mean he can handle the mysterious girl who shows up on his doorstep? Will he accept the baggage she comes with and will he be willing to accept the challenges she brings him? What exactly is her relationship to Mark and just what is Mark hiding?

When Christine escapes the Opera in Raoul's waiting carriage, Erik kidnaps Raoul instead, hoping to find the girl- by any means necessary- before she escapes his grasp forever. They have a VERY dark encounter in the mirrored torture chamber. One shot, alternate ending to Leroux. M for violence and language.

"His hand curled into a fist, as if trying to pluck me out of the window and bring me to him. I didn't know who he was, but he was always there. As long as I could remember, he had lived next-door, watching me with broken eyes. I didn't know his name." This is Paige, as she discovers her past. Please read and review.

"I remember. When you sang the valley song. I can't get it out of my head," I say. "Katniss, you've never really sung a song for me. You—you sang the valley song, and it was like you were singing that to just me. But, it was for everyone. Katniss, can you sing me a song?" Peeta watches Katniss singing to their daughter at night, and wonders something.

The Disney Villains are ruling over the desolate country of Disney. They have organized the Disney Games for the 12 districts. Join many Disney characters as they're Reaped, interviewed, trained and thrown into the horrible arena. 24 go in, 1 comes out. AU, all Disney characters are human.

He had never seen her more confident, more spot on than when she was on stage. It was home. So, if she wanted to work somewhere, why not home? Inspired by my May trip to Disney World. Rated K-plus for romance.

Christmas ficlit for LuckyLadybug, post-movie. It had been quite a while since Lt. Schrank had seen Maria. One Christmas Eve morning, their paths crossed, surprising the Lieutenant as to how far she's come since that fateful night.

Raoul de Chagny sees himself as just a normal man, but Christine Daae sees him as her savior. A story detailing what happened in the months after the Opera disaster: Phillipe's funeral, the wedding, children, etc. Will Erik reappear? ALW and Leroux. RC

Han and Leia have been happily married for a few years, only to decide to take the next logical step. Unfortunately, trouble seems to always have a way of finding them. Alternate version of circumstances surrounding the birth of Jaina and Jacen Solo.

Dorothy Gale has stopped believing in dreams and magic, in a world that is going dark with the shadow of oncoming war. Can a chance encounter with Professor Marvel help change her mind? *Rated T for mentions of War* One-Shot

Reality is a subjective thing. Sure, there's only one set of events. But there are six billion different pairs of eyes. Six billion different perspectives. Six billion different realities. So many versions of what happened that August of 1950. Finished!

Christopher Robin has grown up, yet somehow he is still the same imaginative eight year old at heart. It seems a new member of the hundredacre woods is just getting started now that Christopher Robin's visits have come to a halt.

The Siege of Paris forces the ghost to become a man and to take responsibility for those he loves. After a tragedy sends him to America, he finds a new life and a new love. A coming of age tale for both Erik and Christine.

She dreamt in red. The heavy scarlet colour no less condemning by its own nature possessed her, haunting her until all reason evaded her – the only solace found within one already dead as his skeletal hand clasped hers in the growing darkness.

Something sinister is stalking Christine, and only one man can save her. As they uncover deadly secrets taken to the grave, they find that the greatest mystery of all is the human heart. A tale of intrigue, love, and redemption.

This is a story about the puzzle pieces that make up the lives of characters from Phantom of the Opera. It is a story about how past, present and future all effect each other, fitting together like puzzle pieces, to make a life complete.

Written for the POL 4th morbidity contest. It was a single envelope that was found.Within that envelope were sheets of paper, written in a dignified hand. They were written for a being whose love had not died with him.

It's been 46 years since The Rumble happened. Take a trip back in time with Maria as she remembers how everything all started and how she lost her brother and lover. Also has chapters set in present-time.

COMPLETED! An EC Leroux based fiction. What if Christine did not have the resolve to approach Erik as his "living bride" when Raoul and the Persian are in the torture chamber. A huge thank you to all who read and especially to those who reviewed.

He never told her how to unlock the door. And, a snap decision to leave ensured that they just missed each other. But he WOULD stay with her to eternity... he only wished he'd come sooner. EC semi morbid

The de Chagnys go to a performance of Cyrano de Bergerac. Rather random, but it includes Cyrano and 'The Three Musketeers' which are definate points in its favor. Some RC, and in responce to Project Vicomte. I have Philippe!

What if...Christine was a bad little ingenue one day and Erik got REALLY pissed off? A short phic that explores the extreme side of dark and frightening aspects when our phavorite Phantom gets reeeeeeeally angry, loses his temper...and snaps!

A Star Wars/Indiana Jones Crossover. While on vacation, Han and Leia become stranded on a strange planet with little technology, no way home, and only a dashing archaeologist to help them. From Space, to Egypt, to the heart of Nazi Germany, the adventure

Unable to live with her demons in Paris any longer, Christine journeys to America, leaving Raoul and her buried angel behind for good. She is determined to leave her past in her past, and build a life and a future for herself in the strange new world she's put herself in, but fate has other plans. Multi-Chapter, Strictly Leroux.

"I am the little boy who went into the sea to rescue your scarf..." One look at her, and he was ensnared, never to be whole again. Everyone has their origin story, this is theirs. Two children on the shore that still believe in magic, two children with their hearts on their sleeve, before they grew into a world that taught them to hide their hearts. One-shot.

"She has been my greatest joy..." After the incident with the chandelier during Il Muto, the Phantom disappears, and Christine feels as if she can finally breathe again...that is, until she receives news that will change her and Raoul's lives forever. A short story in three parts. Musical-based.

He was the perfect gentleman, a charming, handsome young man. She was an ethereal beauty, a polite, proper, quiet young girl. A man and his little wife: adored by society, admired from afar, eternally faithful to each other. A man and his wife who lived privately, despite the magnifying glass they were under. The Comte and Comtesse...until tomorrow, that is. (Leroux verse.)

"Oh, how cruel I was! To shriek so terribly at something that must be such a horror to his own self! And yet I couldn't help it! I'd never seen anything like it in all my years! It was so horrible, so strange…and yet nothing was more horrible than what followed..." Originally written for a writing task centered around Christine and her thoughts. Takes place after the unmasking.

She was everything Erik never knew he wanted, everything he never knew he needed; something he'd never expected. She was his, totally and completely, from now until forever. His dear, precious little girl. Strictly Leroux. Dark Phic, very dark. It's not what you think it is, not at all.

A Christmas one-shot. Erik has been all alone without hope for months now without Christine, but the spirit of Christmas in the form of an unexpected gift just may renew his hope. Merry Christmas everyone!

Erik was old. Exactly how old, no one, including himself, had bothered to keep track; his time on Earth was up. He knew very well that he could just stop fighting, and the illness would carry his black soul away and he would become no longer a living corpse, but simply a corpse. But he would not. He would not stop fighting. Not until he saw her one last time.

Jack and Red are determined to get back the child the witch stole, but the Baker and Cinderella just want to move on and settle back into a normal life, together with the Baker's child. But is there such thing as a normal life when the woods are constantly lurking around you? Sequel to Into the Woods We Go Again. ON HIATUS.

A rickety old house with creaking floorboards and clattering shutters. A dusty, ancient place in which a miserable old man resides all alone, save his small staff of servants. It seems to be the last place any little girl should want to be. Claire Bealieu quickly becomes intrigued however, and she learns about a time before her, a past unknown.

I wish...What did Cinderella wish at the end of the play? The Baker and his baby, Cinderella, Little Red, and Jack are all living together. They are poor and can barely afford to feed themselves. For different reasons, they all head back into the woods.

A series of one-shots depicting Maria's early life in Puerto Rico. You'll see the deep love and devotion Bernardo has for his baby sister, the special bond between Anita and her best friend, and the awkwardness that was the forced relationship between Chino and Maria. A life full of memories that have long since died inside Maria as easily as the setting sun. DISCONTINUED.

Dorothy Gale, now a lovely young woman of nineteen, has stopped believing in magic. All that she once believed in has been viciously torn away from her with the coming of war. But a new evil is coming and the Great and Powerful Oz is on his deathbed. He knows of only one who can save the people of Oz, as she has in the past. But will she go back, or will she push away her past?

...Maria was the only thing that seemed right. Her small delicate body, her lively eyes, her radiant smile. When she walked in the room, she lit up the place like the sun. Chino smiled to himself. The beautiful Maria was his. Until Tony came along.

Maria has lived a long tortured life without Tony, surviving on the dreams of him. Anita has helped and supported her in her never-ending struggle for happiness. Now on her deathbed, Maria sees the face she has been longing to see for thirty years. One shot.

What if Chino actually did kill Maria? How did it happen? How does Tony, the love of her life, and Anita, her best friend, still reeling from the loss of her love, react? One shot. Rated T for vilolence and slightly suggestive theme.